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Hitch 'L' 4 Lease 		Save To File
Lease: Hitch 'L' 4
Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
Location: SE NW NW T32S, R34W, Sec. 34
Cumulative Production: 290729 mcf (from 2003 to 2023)
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Code: 224611
KS Dept. of Revenue Lease Name: HITCH L-4
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Field: Panoma Gas Area
County: Seward
Producing Zone:
Well Data (may be an incomplete list):
T32S R34W, Sec. 34, SW NW NW
Lease: Hitch 'L' 4
Operator: Oxy USA, Inc.
Current Operator: Merit Energy Company, LLC
API Number: 15-175-21898

Data are received monthly from the Kansas Department of Revenue.


Annual Gas Production, (mcf)

Year Production Wells
Production Plots

2003 1,128 1
2004 36,889 1
2005 32,634 1
2006 25,741 1
2007 22,453 1
2008 17,890 1
2009 17,609 1
2010 15,002 1
2011 13,510 1
2012 12,135 1
2013 11,043 1
2014 9,402 1
2015 9,167 1
2016 9,381 1
2017 9,012 1
2018 9,207 1
2019 8,738 1
2020 7,584 1
2021 7,541 1
2022 7,861 1
2023 6,802 1
Reported through 12-2023.
Note: bbls is barrels; mcf is 1000 cubic feet. 		  Recent Monthly Gas Production, (mcf)
(Complete production available in file saved
using blue button at top of page.)
Year Month Production Wells Reporter or Purchaser/
Reporting Customer
2014 1 938 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 2 829 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 3 882 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 4 827 1 OCCIDENTAL ENERGY MARKETING, INC. (100%)
2014 5 851 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 6 784 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 7 82 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 8 981 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 9 838 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 10 895 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 11 881 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2014 12 614 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 1 447 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 2 820 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 3 859 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 4 804 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 5 803 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 6 771 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 7 821 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 8 814 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 9 750 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 10 764 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 11 729 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2015 12 785 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 1 773 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 2 776 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 3 822 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 4 777 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 5 782 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 6 746 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 7 804 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 8 742 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 9 809 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 10 796 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 11 780 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2016 12 774 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 1 768 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 2 656 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 3 740 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 4 738 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 5 749 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 6 764 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 7 816 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 8 744 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 9 728 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 10 795 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 11 760 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2017 12 754 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 1 733 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 2 701 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 3 732 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 4 766 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 5 748 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 6 779 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 7 798 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 8 793 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 9 799 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 10 827 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 11 818 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2018 12 713 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 1 799 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 2 634 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 3 762 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 4 717 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 5 779 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 6 717 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 7 712 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 8 785 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 9 747 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 10 752 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 11 697 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2019 12 637 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 1 690 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 2 655 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 3 551 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 4 671 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 5 633 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 6 609 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 7 656 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 8 643 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 9 608 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 10 606 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 11 606 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2020 12 656 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 1 539 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 2 463 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 3 567 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 4 607 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 5 674 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 6 684 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 7 707 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 8 633 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 9 630 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 10 709 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 11 650 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2021 12 678 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 1 701 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 2 586 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 3 679 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 4 642 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 5 661 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 6 635 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 7 668 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 8 663 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 9 673 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 10 675 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 11 633 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2022 12 645 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 1 66 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 2 505 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 3 762 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 4 695 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 5 487 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 6 662 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 7 656 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 8 677 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 9 579 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 10 624 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 11 635 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)
2023 12 454 1 Merit Energy Company, LLC (100%)


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Programs Updated May 27, 2014
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